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- Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Meta's board of directors after 12 years.
- During her tenure, Sandberg pioneered her own brand of feminism and weathered high-profile scandals.
- Here's how Sandberg got her start in tech and became Meta's second-in-command.
Sheryl Sandberg was born on August 28, 1969, in Washington, D.C. Her father was an ophthalmologist and her mother taught French at a local college, according to The New Yorker. She has two younger siblings: a brother named David and a sister named Michelle.
The family moved to North Miami Beach when Sheryl was 2 years old, The New Yorker reported. Her parents helped create the South Florida Conference on Soviet Jewry and turned their home into a safe haven for Soviet Jews looking to escape antisemitism.